Originally from Buffalo, New York, Mr. Rodman received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1999, and graduated with a Juris Doctorate cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2002. Prior to joining Arnold, Rodman & Pletcher PLLC, Mr. Rodman practiced family law with Tuft & Arnold PLLC.

Mr. Rodman is also an adjunct professor at Metropolitan State University where he teaches Business Law to undergraduate students.

Mr. Rodman is a Rule 114 Qualified Neutral for Facilitative Mediation by the Minnesota Supreme Court. In addition, he has received extensive training in both Financial Early Neutral Evaluation (FENE) and Social Early Neutral Evaluation (SENE). Mr. Rodman was appointed by Ramsey County judicial officers to serve as one of four attorneys on the Ramsey County Early Case Management/Early Neutral Evaluation Steering Committee. Mr. Rodman was further appointed to serve on the SENE Best Practices Subcommittee and was selected as a SENE provider on the Ramsey County SENE roster of approved providers.

Mr. Rodman has been named a Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics and Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine for every year since 2007, a distinction given to 2.5% of attorneys under the age of 40.

After graduation from law school, Mr. Rodman served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Cara Lee Neville in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Admitted to practice law in both New York and Minnesota, he is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Minnesota State Bar Association, and he co-founded an organization to promote positive collegiality and cooperation among family law attorneys in the Twin Cities. Mr. Rodman volunteers with the Safety Project at Chrysalis, a program devoted to providing pro bono representation for women and children who are victims of domestic abuse. Mr. Rodman also volunteers his time to the Chrysalis/Tubman Law Clinic and the Hennepin County Unbundled Legal Services Project, where he serves on the steering committee by judicial appointment.

Admissions

2003 New York Supreme Court

2004 Minnesota Supreme Court

2012 United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

Rule 114 Qualified Neutral for Facilitative Family Law Mediation in Minnesota

Relevant Legal/Volunteer Experience

Ramsey County ECM/ENE Steering Committee Member (appointed by Ramsey County judicial officers as one of four attorneys to serve on steering committee)

Hennepin County Limited Scope Project Steering Committee Co-Chair (appointed by Hennepin County judicial officers to serve on the steering committee for the project offering limited scope representation to low-income parties in family court matters)

Ramsey County SENE Provider Roster (selected by Ramsey County judicial officers to serve as a neutral expert on disputed custody and parenting time matters)

Co-Chair of the Ramsey County SENE Best Practices Subcommittee (by judicial appointment)

Ramsey County Volunteer Mediation Program (helped create and administer the program and served on the subcommittee)

Legal Publications

“Interstate and International Civil and Criminal Remedies to Parents of Children Who Have Been Kidnapped,” Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Forum, Fall 2008, Volume 17, No. 1, co-author Valerie Arnold.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Section

New York Bar Association

American Bar Association, Family Law and International Section

Warren E. Burger Inn of Court: 2007—Present

Co-chair and founder of the Minnesota Family Law League: 2006—2009

Recruitment Chair of the Minnesota Family Law League: 2009—2011

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: 2011—Present

Membership Committee, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: 2012—Present

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